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Re:I'm a former Miso engineer and the founders screwed me ou... by marekmroz on Thursday May 10, 2012 @10:13PM (#3957217)
It's "could NOT care less", unless you actually care a little and in fact could care less if not for that bit of care in your heart. If that is case, accept my sincere apologies.

Pardon my pet peeve.

To answer your question: if it were me hiring a person, absence or presence of screenshots would not make any difference. A contract is a contract and the person is owed $10k.

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Re:I'm a former Miso engineer and the founders screwed me ou... by dwwoelfel on Saturday May 12, 2012 @01:45PM (#3964601)
j_baker called it sarcasm. More generally, "could care less" is an idiom. It has a figurative meaning that is different from its literal meaning.

Here's a link to "could care less" in The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms, http://books.google.com/books?id=9re1vfFh04sC&pg=PA137&#...

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Re:I'm a former Miso engineer and the founders screwed me ou... by j_baker on Friday May 11, 2012 @11:50AM (#3959811)
It's called sarcasm. It's like how I say "Nice catch!" even though someone dropped the ball. Or like how someone who says "I could give a damn" probably doesn't.

Pardon my pet peeve.

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